Other similarities to Fight Night include using the analog stick for a majority of your moves - whether they be punches, kicks, special moves or grabs. Getting beaten to a pulp? Well your character’s face will not only show the damage done, but his body and speed will also be altered.
Much like Fight Night’s HUD-less gameplay, your characters within Icon will behave in the same manner. We can only hope that they treat it fairly. Will there be the famous Electronic Arts microtransactions along the way? Kudo says yes. And, as usual, you not only can fully customize the music, but also your character. Once in the game, players will be able to build their own hip-hop empire - signing artists, dealing with the competition, etc. “There’s just endless amounts of replayability here,” says Kudo. While other games will allow you to play your own tracks over the game, Icon lets your sounds actually drive the gameplay - no matter what the song, as we tested it out with Eddie Murphy’s classic “Party all the time.” The best part about the music within the game, though, is that you can make everything your own like you’ve never been able to before. For instance, if you’re playing as T.I., then one of his songs will naturally help you more than a song by another artist. In fact, certain songs will become more effective for your character over others. The driving beats act as either your friend or enemy as you do your brawling. Kudo is right, music is a huge part of this game. We had some goals for making that happen: One, this is about true hip-hop lifestyle Two, we’re changing things by making the environment always timed to the beat of the music and making it a real breathing part of the experience.” “The fighting genre is stale,” says the sunglass-wearing gaming icon Kudo Tsunoda.
If you haven’t heard about Icon, it’s about time you did. On Monday, I got to see just how much substance was behind a game that is all about style and swagger. Yes, this game’s got all kinds of swagger. “See my character, the way he walks,” Big Boy says with a huge grin. What are we talking about? We’re talking about Def Jam Icon, the next evolution in the Def Jam fighting series that actually does what next-gen games are supposed to do: Evolve. “Oh yeah,” I say, “That whole fake out thing?” “You see that move right there,” says Big Boi from Outkast.
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